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I’ve been working on finals and whatnot for school, so not much is going on for the creative front. But I do have some pictures from the craft fair where I sold my Donut Magazine. It’s completely self-published with stories, poems, and art by UNCW students. This issue’s theme was Glazed. :)
I formatted the magazine with InDesign. It was a lot of fun.
The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people’s grammar. It kind of looks like a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug, and it has provided hours of entertainment for me in a situation where I’d normally be left feeling angry and disillusioned with the world.For example, when I read the sentence “I care about this alot,” this is what I imagine(via Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything)
He takes in the smoke and the fire glows brighter for an instant. His palm cups his chin; his fingers spread across his mouth.The cigarette is nestled between the soft flesh of his fingers and the soft, wet flesh of his lips. His eyes are closed. His mind lights up with the excitement of yet another substance. And the smoke seeps out of his nose.
typetide: Typeface: Sabon Source: Penguin Books
I wouldn’t mind working for these guys…
She is difficult to stir. Little is found exciting. Making her come is trying to light ash on fire. We do that familiar thing for a half hour or so and when I think we are finished I lie down on the bed and close my eyes. She unsticks her skin from mine and the weight shifts on the mattress as she…